The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30

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THH Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has created q bureau TO be styled
tbs Department Of Statistics, the mead
OF which will be denominated the
auditor. Mr.. q. O. Mccain ha, been
appointed auditor and will enter upon
his duties August LIST. Mr.. Mccain 10
q native OF Minnesota and has held
for many wears Q responsible position
In the office Of Albert Fink, Trunk
Line commissioner, In New York
City.
A aRNxRAL freight agent who has
watched closely the workings OF the
interstate Law, says that but one State
In the Union Is benefited by it--Illi-
nois-that State being so located tina,
the producers in II are really benefited
through Its operations. So far % the
railroads are concerned, he says OF the
trunk lines only the Pennsylvania
road is really benefited by IL, and Ia
other parts Of the country, when any
line Is benefited, II Ia one OF the larger
and most prosperous. On small roads
the law is making havoc Of earnings.
DALLAS (TRK special: As an illus-
tration Of the magnitude Of telegrsphic
construction In the country, the rail-
roads Of TexB alone need now, and
will construct as soon AZ the materials
and men can be had, 5000 miles OF ad-
ditional wire. To handle with ease
and dispatch the present business OF
the roads and meet tho require ments
OF the commerce Of the State at least
that much more additional wire is re-.
quired. The Missouri Pacific alone
needs 100 miles OF new wire, but Il
cannot be had. The Texas and Pacific
needs double wires In many places
where II now has but one, and three
wires where two have heretofore been
sufficient. The same ie true OF the
Santa Fe, the Houston aud Texts
Central, the Southern Pacific and all
other roads In the State, all OF which
are stretching new wire % fast a they
can get II.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July 29.-The Mis-.
souri, Republican claims 10 have dis.
covered new way by which the trai.
fic mansger succeeds In evsding the
discriminating section Of the Inter.
state Commerce Law. The scheme Ia
this: Every railroad has fled with lie
claim sgent. every day, claims for
damages 10 freight while In transit.
Perhaps 30 per cent Of these have no
merit. aud are promptly pigeon. holed.
This class arc being resurrected by
traffic managers, and where the claim.
ant 10 q big shipper, he Is waited upon
by the contracting agent, who init.
mates that there is an old claim OF his
on Il 10 that has never been properly
examined, and II the shipper says 30,
the agent will have II re-txamined.
The sgsnt feels sure that II the ship
per will throw ali Of his businesB over
the agents line, for q given perioe,
the old claim will be allowed.
NKw YoRK, July 29.-The Tribune
says: No COZ drmation can be OBJ
ialned here Of the report from the
West thst Chauncey NJ. Depew and
President Lsayard, OF the Michigan
Central Railroad, had gone to Europe
10 hoat E,0O0000 OF Tailr lad bonds
Tor the building OF an entirely
new line OF railroad from Duluth 10
the Straits Of Machinaw. The --latest
utterancos Of Mr.. Depew before La
sailed were deprecatoTy OF any idea
that the vanderbilts' interests desired
to extend their investments In any
direction al present, and Il Ia generally
understood that the existing and con-
templatod line was favored by the
private Investments OF Mr.. Ledvard
aud many friends Of the so-call,d Van,
derbilt following. Mr.. Depew said
before he started that he was going "a
Europe rs usual, solely for pleasure,
and his friena Do here do not feel at lib.
erty 10 contradict him In his absence.
The rating OF money, too, las not We,
become Too difficult Tor home bankers
10 attempt.
EyrR since the recent stir caused
by tho reports oil the alleged D. aud o,
desla feeling has prevailed In railroad
circles that the auetioneers dag has
been raised over the system. Whether
Mr.. Garrett, ia president, will take
le,s Tor the road, or whether come
body else will come along who Is will
ling TO pay more for u, are questions
10 yet undecided, but which are caus
ing the speculative gossipe much un
tsslntsa Possibly the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company has la eye on the
properly, or In behind some Of th,
movements. The Philadelphia Tim a
recently said that the subject Of th,
b. AID .. deal had gained so mucl
momentum that. although Mr.. Gar
rttt attempted by his decleive letter I,
drop II az he would q hot shot, th,
gossips were not disposed 10 let thl
matter reat NO easily. From ihe fac
that the purchRe Of thu Ba'timor
asd Ohio system by the Peunsylvani
Company would give that system
practical control OF all NJ. Louis busI
netr, aud end all controversy abou
the Vandalla and q new Ioute iron
New York 10 Philadelphia, those VIII
seem most dlsposed 10 talk appear b
think that there Ia no other alterns
tive left the Pennsylvania system tha
10 make the purchase. The Penney
vania people say there 10 no founda
ton Tor such gossip, aud add that the
have all noE they can control.
Don'r trust any medIclne. no matte